Muhlis Akarsu
Muhlis Akarsu (20 February 1948 – 2 July 1993) was a Turkish folk singer and Bağlama player. He was killed, along with 34 others, during the Sivas massacre in Sivas, Turkey when a group of Islamist rioters set fire to the hotel where the victims had gathered for the Pir Sultan Abdal festival.
Muhlis Akarsu
- Name
- Muhlis Akarsu
- Born
- 20 February 1948
- Died
- 2 July 1993
- Occupation
- Folk singer
- Nationality
- Turkey
- Languages
- Turkish
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Muhlis Akarsu (20 February 1948 – 2 July 1993) was a Turkish folk singer and Bağlama player. He was killed, along with 34 others, during the Sivas massacre in Sivas, Turkey when a group of Islamist rioters set fire to the hotel where the victims had gathered for the Pir Sultan Abdal festival.
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• Background — person • Name — Muhlis Akarsu • Born — 20 February 1948 • Died — 2 July 1993 • Occupation — Folk singer
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1948
Muhlis Akarsu born at Minarekaya.
1993
Muhlis Akarsu died at Sivas.
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